1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Hartford Hawks at the Hartford Civic Center. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1989 tournament, therefore excluding both New Hampshire and Vermont. Siena College gained its only America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Siena was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round to Minnesota 80–67, after upsetting #3 Stanford 80–78.

1989 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Champions	Siena (1 title)
Winning coach	Mike Deane (1 title)
MVP	Marc Brown (Siena)
America East Men's Basketball Tournaments

1988–89 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena †	16	–	1		.941			25	–	5		.833
Boston University	14	–	4		.778			21	–	9		.700
Northeastern	12	–	5		.706			17	–	11		.607
Canisius	11	–	7		.611			13	–	15		.464
Hartford	10	–	7		.588			15	–	13		.536
Maine	7	–	11		.389			9	–	19		.321
Niagara	6	–	12		.333			9	–	19		.321
Colgate	5	–	13		.278			6	–	22		.214
Vermont	4	–	14		.222			6	–	21		.222
New Hampshire	3	–	14		.176			4	–	22		.154
† 1989 NAC Tournament winner

Bracket and Results

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Siena	61
	8	Colgate	51
						1	Siena	81
						5	Hartford	57
	4	Canisius	57
	5	Hartford Hawks	75
											1	Siena	68
											2	Boston U.	67
	3	Northeastern	65
	6	Maine	59
						3	Northeastern	84
						2	Boston U.	101
	2	Boston U.	96
	7	Niagara	58

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See also

• America East Conference

References

1. "1988-89 North Atlantic Conference Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. "American East Conference Men's Basketball 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.